G-Manicus Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 (edited) What modern songs would serve as an appropriate theme song for a particular person or event from the Ancient World? For example: For MJ Brutus, Cassius, Decimus Brutus, and the rest of the Liberators (so called) .... "The Backstabbers" by The O'Jays On the flip side ... "Cuts Like a Knife" by Bryan Adams for J. Caesar Edited July 7, 2008 by G-Manicus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Manicus Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 For Agrippa Postumus: "Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely" by the Backstreet Boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Neil Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Gene Vincent's 'Woman Love' for Justinian's missus? Maybe thats not modern enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Maybe Alice Cooper's hit 'Poison' would be a fitting anthem for Livia!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Manicus Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 This next one is dedicated to Romulus and Remus ... "You are my brother, my best friend forever ..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanatos Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Led Zeppelins "Achilles last Stand" comes to mind So does Iron Maidens "The Trooper" and "Run to the Hills" but those are more like The age of discovery and for the founding of the Republic Megadeth's "Kill the King" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 "Star Wars: The Imperial March" for Caesar, and "Star Wars: Emperor's Theme" for Augustus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Manowar: Hail and Kill would be nice for Sulla's homecoming party. My father was a wolf Im a kinsman of the slain Sworn to rise again I will bring salvation, punishment and pain The hammer of hate is our faith Power and dominion are taken by the will By divine right hail and kill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domitianus3 Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 1. 'Lyin' Eyes' by the Eagles for the life of Julia the Elder(daughter of Augustus). Perhaps 'Take It On The Run' by REO Speedwagon would be better. Maybe I judge her too harshly. Also not a perfect match for her. 2. 'Living On A Thin Line' by The Kinks, as a general song for the feelings of some people after the Fall of the Roman Empire in the West. I'm sure there'll be those who disagree. 3. And less specifically I see a lot of Vangelis' works as kind of a soundtrack for the centuries of Roman rule. Sometimes just even one of his songs kind of encompasses a lot. I will probably be casted the village idiot, but there are times when I listen to some of his stuff that I imagine myself living back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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